PCAT PCAT Meaning by word 020

any steroid hormone with an action similar to female sex hormone

drug used to treat malaria

unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus

the roof of the mouth

the bending of a waveform as it passes to a medium of different density

charged atom or molecule

light

large

across

isolation

a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries

electrical impulse that passes along a muscle or nerve cell to carry information

any of a class of organic compounds formed when a hydroxyl group (-OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon

group of related organisms

popular diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema; trade name: Lasix

organ that digests food and produces hydrochloric acid

enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP

a type of dense connective tissue which is composed of collagen fibers and/or elastin fibers

swelling of a part of the body due to abnormal fluid collection in the spaces between the cells

prompt treatment or care

open sore in the skin or mucus membrane

2 membranes that surrounds the nucleus

produced by removing a water molecule from two carboxylic acid groups

inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'

high temparature

bone disease due to vitamin D deficiency

instrument used by doctors to listen to heart sounds; lung sounds and intestinal sounds

a skin swelling which contains fluid

energy source; adipose tissue

electrically charged atom which is present in a solution but does not take part in a reaction